STAND. COM. REP. NO.1353

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: S.B. No. 1123

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 1123, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO VITAL RECORDS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to require the Department of Health (DOH), upon request, to verify the existence of a birth, death, marriage, or divorce certificate and the essential facts contained therein in lieu of the issuance of a certified copy of the certificate.

DOH and the Office of the Lieutenant Governor testified in support of this measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1123, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair